Foot-scraper



(No Model A. J. WARREN.

FOOT SORAPER.

No. 362,237. Patnted May 3,1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADDA J. W'ARREN, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

FOOT-SCRAPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 362,237, dated May 3,1887.

Application filed February 12, 1886. Serial No. 191,724. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern-.-

Be it known that I, ADDA J. \VARREN, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State ofLouisiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Foot-Scrapers,of which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

My iiivention relates to improvements in foot-scrapers adapted for usein connection with door-steps, walks, &o.; and the novelty consists inthe construction and arrangement of parts,substantially as hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective iew of a foot-scraperconstructed in accordance with my improvement and in position upon adoor-step. Fig. 2 represents a front edge View thereof, showing thescraper in position for use.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar letters of reference denotesimilar parts, A designates the scraper, of cast-iron or other suitablemetal and in a single piece, as shown.

a designates the body or portion that comes into immediate contact withthe steps or other place of support to which the scraper is attae-hed.The body (it consists in a thin flat bar having rounded rear ends andprojecting portion at its middle.

a designates apertures formed through the body for the passage ofsecuring nails or screws, whereby it is held in position.

b b designate upwardly projecting outwardly-inclined arms, connectedtogether at their tops bya bar, I), the upper edge of which is straightand in a plane parallel with the lower surface of the part or body a.The inner surface of the bar I) is rounded or oval, to form acomparatively sharp scraping edge, whereby ,to scrape mud,&c., from thebottom or sole of the boot. The lower edge of the bar I), as also theinner adjacent edges of the arms I), are curved as regards their length,theinner surfaces thereof being slightly rounded to form scraping-edges,whereby to cleanse the upper portion of the boot from mud, &c.

b designates upwardly-projeeting ears from the opposite ends of the barb,the inner edges, 1), of which are at substantially right angles withthe upper edge of the bar I), and are adapted to cleanse the edge of theboot-sole, while outer edges of said ears,as well as the upper part ofthe arms I), are rounded or curved outwardly to cleanse differentportions of the boot or shoe.

d d designate outwardly projecting upwardlyinclined and laterallycurvedarms from one end of the body a, the inner edges of which, between saidarms, are provided with scraping-edges for the purpose of cleansing theheel or rear portion of the boot, and also for the purpose of drawingoff rubbers or over shoes. The outer ends of the arms d d are formedinto scrapingpoints for different portions of the shoe or boot.

The operation of my improvement will be readily understood withoutfurther description.

The sole of the boot or shoe can be very easily cleaned of mud or othermatter adhering thereto by scraping it on the upper edge of the cross ortie bar I), and the side edges of the sole and upper can likewise becleaned by the inner edges, b, of the upwardly-extended lugs b while thelower edge of the bar I) is especially adapted for cleaning the uppersurface of the shoe-upper.

The arms d are arrangedat a more acute angle to the body a than the armsb, and they are also located to one side of the arms I), so that theheel of the boot or shoe can be conveniently cleaned without hinderanceor obstruction from the arms I), the arms (I also affording convenientmeans for pulling off rubber overshoes without manipulating them bythehand.

Having thus described myinvention,I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent- As a new article of manufacture, a scraper for boots orshoes, formed of a single piece of metal and consisting of a body, a, tobe secured to a step or the like, the parallel arms b, arranged at anangle to the body a and par allel with each other, the transverse bar1), connecting the upper extremities of the arms and having the bevelededge, thelugs bflprojecting upwardly from the extremities of the transverse connecting-bar, and the longitudinallycurved arms (Z, arranged onone side of the bars I) and at an acute angle to the body a,substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony thatlelaim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

\Vitnesses: ADDA J. WARREN.

E1). H. Hoesnmn, WM. E. RAMSEY.

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